Aditya Ahmad (born 29 May 1989) is an Indonesian filmmaker. His graduation short film On Stopping the Rain received a Special Mention at the Children's Jury Generation Kplus section of 64th Berlin International Film Festival in 2014. His 2018 short film A Gift had its world premiere at the 75th Venice International Film Festival and won the Orizzonti Prize for Best Short.
Career In 2006, Ahmad participated in a workshop held by the British Council and directed a video diary titled Pagar. He then studied Film and Television at the Institut Kesenian Makassar. His graduation film, On Stopping the Rain competed at the Short Film section of the 2013 Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival and won the Special Mention. It had its international premiere at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival at the Generation Kplus section, where it won the Special Mention selected by the Children's Jury. It was also nominated for the Citra Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 2014 Indonesian Film Festival. In 2014, he was selected to participate at the Asian Film Academy, held during the 19th Busan International Film Festival. He was also selected to participate in Berlinale Talents in 2015.
In 2018, his short film A Gift, produced by Mira Lesmana and Riri Riza, had its world premiere at the 75th Venice International Film Festival. It won the Orizzonti Prize for Best Short. It also won the Citra Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 2018 Indonesian Film Festival.
In 2024, Ahmad was selected to develop his directorial debut film Goldfish during the Cinéfondation La Résidence program in Cannes, France. He also participated at the 2025 TorinoFilmLab Script Lab to develop the screenplay.
Filmography Film Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes 2013 On Stopping the Rain Short The Jungle School As behind the scene director2014 The Golden Cane Warrior 2015 Save Our Forest Giants Documentary short2016 Ada Apa Dengan Cinta? 2 As second assistant director Athirah 2018 A Gift Short2019 Semesta As cinematographer2022 Piknik Pesona Segment: "I"scope="row" Goldfish In development
Television Year Title Network Notes 2020 Saiyo Sakato GoPlay 9 episodes
Music videos YearSongArtist2013 "Sokola Rimba" Bubugiri2016 "Ruang Bahagia" Endah N Rhesa2020 "Reflection" Yura Yunita, SIVIA, Agatha Pricilla, and Nadin Amizah
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